Turkey
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
Middle East
October 4, 2021
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy…
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
Middle East
October 3, 2021
UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and Turkey through…
Turkish Red Crescent sending aid to feed displaced Afghans
Middle East
October 2, 2021
Turkish Red Crescent sending aid to feed displaced Afghans
ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Turkish Red Crescent is sending aid to Afghanistan to feed internally displaced people in…
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
Middle East
October 2, 2021
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut said…
Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria
Middle East
September 30, 2021
Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Wednesday in the Black…
Qatar’s Ambassador to Egypt says working towards highest rapprochement between both nations
Egypt
September 29, 2021
Qatar’s Ambassador to Egypt says working towards highest rapprochement between both nations
Qatar’s ambassador to Egypt Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi said on Wednesday that he and his country seek to achieve “the…
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
Middle East
September 26, 2021
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building because…
Lira hits record lows as rate cut sets Turkey on uncertain path
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Lira hits record lows as rate cut sets Turkey on uncertain path
ANKARA, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira hit an all-time low against the dollar on Friday, a day after the…
Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism
Middle East
September 24, 2021
Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism
Ali Erbas heads Diyanet, Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs. He is known for his deeply conservative interpretation of Islam, which many Turks…
Turkey’s top Islamic cleric moves center stage, irking secularists
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Turkey’s top Islamic cleric moves center stage, irking secularists
ISTANBUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan opened a new court complex this month, Turkey’s senior cleric sealed…